(*) As of Patch 5.4 using Up/Down to access previously entered chat lines without the Alt key is limited to non-secure commands only. If you need to access previously entered secure commands (like /cast or /use) you will still need to hold the Alt key.

(**) If a channel is sticky, then after talking in that channel, the chat input box will open to the same chat type again, rather than making you type /g or /ra again.

Options & Commands

Type /pchat for options, or find them in the Interface Options.

Type /clear or /clearchat to clear all visible chat windows.

Type /clear all or /clearchat all to clear all chat windows.

Type /tt" or /wt to send a whisper to your current target.

Some additional options, such as customizing which channels are made sticky and what abbreviations are used for channel names, are available by editing the Core.lua file in a plain-text editor such as Notepad. If you break something, download a fresh copy and try again.

Please DO NOT send me PMs asking for help, reporting bugs, or requesting features. To report a bug or suggest a feature, see the instructions below. To get help, post a comment. I read and respond to every ticket and comment!

Language Support

Works in all languages. Translated into English, Deutsch, Espańol, Français, Portuguęs, Русский, 한국어, 简体中文, and 繁體中文 (partial). Add or update translations for any locale on CurseForge!

Feedback

Post a ticket or comment. If you are reporting a bug, please include directions I can follow to reproduce the bug, whether it still happens when all other addons are disabled, and the exact text of the related error message (if any) from Bugger.

The following features will never be added to PhanxChat, and requests for them will be deleted, so please just don't bother posting such requests:

Reskinned or recolored edit box, chat tabs, or anything else

Custom fonts, outlines, shadows, or text alignments

Freely movable/draggable edit box

Extra entries in the player name right-click menu

Extra click actions on player names (eg. alt-click to invite)

Alerts for specific words or message types seen in chat

Mouseover tooltips on item or other links

Keybindings to open specific chat channels

Nicknames, main/alt aliases, group numbers, levels, or any other extra text

Anything related to timestamps

Version 7.1.0.1

Fixed removing brackets from Battle.net player names

Fixed an error when shift-clicking Battle.net player names in chat (ticket #13)

Added intelligent downgrading of group channels (/i is automatically converted to /ra or /p if you're not in an instance group, and /ra and /rw are converted to /i or /p if you're not in a raid group) (ticket #9)

Updated Battle.net player name shift-click reports to support Hearthstone and the Battle.net Desktop App

Version 5.4.2.231

Battle.net names will now be colored by class all the time, not just when replacing them with character names

Battle.net "Player (Character) has come online" messages will now be shortened to just "Name has come online" using your Battle.net name settings

Battle.net name shortening and coloring will no longer occasionally not work right away after logging in

The /tt and /wt commands will now recognize the player as a valid whisper target

Updated Traditional Chinese localization from tss1398383123 on Curse

Version 5.4.2.221

Fixed an issue with removing realm names

Version 5.4.1.219

Improved the behavior of history cycling after reusing an existing history line.

Fixed an error that would occur when trying to cycle through chat history before any lines were added to it.

Version 5.4.1.216

Added a limited workaround for Blizzard's stupid auto-complete changes in 5.4 that broke the ability to cycle through your chat input history using the Up/Down arrows without holding the Alt key. However, this is limited to non-secure commands only. If you need to access previously entered secure commands (like /cast or /use) you will still need to hold the Alt key.

Version 5.4.1.212

Updated for WoW 5.4

Fixed the "Shorten RealID names" option not saving properly

Version 5.3.0.210

Updated German localization from staratnight

Updated Simplified Chinese localization from tss1398383123

Version 5.3.0.209

Updated for WoW 5.3

Battle.net names are no longer class colored when Show Class Colors is disabled

Version 5.2.0.208

Channel names are now shortened in the editbox too

Chat fade time can now be specified in 15-second increments

Version 5.2.0.203

Updated Traditional Chinese localization from BNSSNB on CurseForge

Updated German localization from bigx2 on CurseForge

Version 5.2.0.201

Fixed shortening real names at first login

Fixed using short names for numbered channels instead of numbers only (Lua config only)

Version 5.2.0.198

Updated for WoW 5.2

The "Shorten player names" option has been renamed to "Remove server names" and now only removes server names from cross-realm character names.

A new "Shorten real names" option has been added, with the choice of keeping full names, showing first names only, or replacing Real ID names with BattleTags.

The "Replace real names" option will continue to replace both Real ID names and BattleTags with character names.

Added /who print when shift-clicking Real ID player names to keep them consistent with normal player names

Improved efficiency of bottom button display check

Improved visibility of resize edges on unlocked chat frames

Fixed URL linking to not cause taint

Version 3.3.5.94

Due to file changes, you should completely uninstall your existing copy of the addon before installing this version. Removing your old saved variables is recommended, but not required.

Added a Shorten Player Names feature, which shortens player names by removing realm names from cross-realm players and last names from Real ID players.

Removed the Auto Start Chat Log feature, because I never used it.

Removed the Color Player Names feature, because it was just too much code and performance overhead to color the very few types of messages that the default UI doesn't already color, and also confused all the people who never read patch notes or change logs.

Translations are needed for all locales.

All existing translations for the configuration UI have been discarded, since none of them had been updated since the transition from slash commands to a GUI over a year ago. If you can provide translations for any locale, please send me a PM.

Additionally, several chat channels are currently only shortened in English locales, because nobody has provided translations for them. If you see a channel name that isn't shortened, please post a bug report ticket with your locale (eg. "German" or "deDE"), the English name of the channel (eg. "General"), the localized name of the channel (eg. "Allgemein"), and an appropriate short form for your locale (eg. "A").

Version 3.3.5.73

Fixed a bug preveing the new Battle.net "toast" window from being shown

Use RAID_CLASS_COLORS for class coloring (I recommend ReTeal for restoring the teal class color for shamans)

Version 20100-r07

Changed method for getting class information from short who queries. This means you will not get class coloring from shift-clicking blood elves and night elves.

Version 20100-r06

Changed detection pattern for short who results to be less specific (should always pick up names and classes now)

Added a compatibility check to stop the errors from AtlasLoot when validating items

Version 20100-r05

Fixed FuBar plugin / minimap icon error

changed FuBar plugin / minimap icon menu

Version 20100-r04

Fixed duplicate FuBar plugin / minimap icon

Version 20100-r03

Fixed sticky channels toggle

Fixed channel color memory toggle

Maybe fixed Auctioneer conflict (I couldn't reproduce it)

Version 20100-r02

Added option to save class colors between sessions

Added option to suppress certain spammy messages

Added optional GUI configuration

Version 20100-r01

TEMPORARY fix for visible line ID. Note that this fix discards the line ID completely, preventing use of the new spam reporting functions. If you would prefer to report spam, disable the player name class coloring and bracket removal features.

azorecek:
Whisper chat strings are already shortened, along with all other chat strings and server channel names. If you have this feature enabled, and whisper chat strings are not being shortened, try disabling and re-enabling short strings. If this doesn't work, try deleting your PhanxChat saved variables. If the problem still persists, try disabling all other addons. Whisper strings are shortened fine for me. Let me know if you still have the problem.

damodar:
I won't add them to the main addon, as I have no need for them and don't particularly want 20 more bindings cluttering up my binding interface, but if you want bindings for each chat type and numbered channel, replace the Bindings.xml file in the PhanxChat folder with this one:http://phanx.net/addons/files/Bindings.xml

Fragglerock:
When you look at your chat logs, are there any specific circumstances under which chat stops being logged, or is it completely random? Do you have any other addons which control chat or combat logging?

Manticora:
The shaman class color being set to teal was intentional, as I find the new dark blue too difficult to read on backgrounds that make the other colors readable, and very clashing in raid frames. However, I've since simply replaced the shaman color in the global raid class colors table, so there's not really a need to hardcode it anymore. I'll change that in the next update.

nubjub:
Won't make it into the main addon, sorry. I can write a small addon to move them, though, sometime this week.

Wllowy:
I just did a diff on r07 and r08, because I couldn't think of anything that should account for this, and indeed I don't see any changes that should increase CPU usage by that much. There's a tiny bit more work done at startup now, but that shouldn't cause an increase overall. Probably a long shot, but is PhanxChat the only Ace2 addon you use, or the first to load alphabetically?

Oh, pretty extensive list of Ace 2 addons; all the libraries are standalone, if that matters. It wouldn't be the first to load alphabetically, quite a things in front like AuldLangSyne, Bigwigs, Cartographer, etc. I'll play with it some more, and see if I can figure out where the difference is. Fwiw, the only parts of it I use are the hiding of chat buttons, the mousewheel scroll in window, and the shortening of channel names. As well as I can remember, most of the other features I disable.

Edit: Allright, got to tinker some after work, and this is what I've found. I've only got three addons/libraries that reguarly go above 1% usage when I'm at "idle", and these are Ace2, TabletLib, and PhanxChat. I did some flying from zone to zone, doing dailies, and watched both r07 and r08. With r07, Phanx sits at about .75%, and Ace2 sits at about 2.5%. With r08, Phanx sits closer to 2.1%; however, Ace2 sits at around 1.25%. I'm gonna chalk it up to one of those strange Ace2 things, though I don't know if the embed of Ace2 in r08 has anything to do with that. Seems to work fine, though .

Thanks for this! I have a non-standard chat channel that I hang out in, and it falls as different channel numbers on different characters. It's convenient to have the channel number so that I don't have to guess.

Is there any chance of an update to this marvelous addon, right now i am getting my edit box in the middle of my screen, all other mods are updated and it wasn't until this patch that there were any problems at all?

rayyna:
I'm not sure what could be causing the chat edit box to appear in the center of your screen... the section of code that moves it hasn't been touched since the first release, and anchors the edit box the the top of ChatFrame1. So unless ChatFrame1 is in the middle of your screen, the edit box shouldn't be there either. It's certainly not there for me. I do have a couple minor changes though that I've been meaning to upload (plus lostcup's zhCN translations), so let me know if you're still getting the errant edit box with the new version.

I tried to catch you at wow ace site other day. I used phanx chat for quite awhile. It lacks one feature I like. Align right on combat log. Would it be to hard to add this? or Do you know a standalone addon that does this?